153,787 DRIVERS ON FILE329 NEW CARRIERS LAST MONTH
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The New Jersey trucking labor market.

A free market report built from the federal carrier census: who operates in New Jersey, how big their fleets are, and how fast new competition is registering. Updated with each census sync. No email gate.

23,642 ACTIVE CARRIERS // SYNC AUGUST 2026 // SOURCE: FMCSA CENSUS
New Jersey By The Numbers

What the census shows.

New Jersey carriers hold 142,055 power units and report 153,787 drivers to FMCSA. 92% of the state's fleets run 10 trucks or fewer, which means the driver market here is mostly small operators outbidding each other for the same pool. 329 new interstate carriers registered in New Jersey in July 2026, so the pool gets more crowded every month.

The top five cities hold 14% of the state's carriers. If you hire in those metros, you are recruiting against the densest competition in New Jersey: check the city pages for the local numbers, or open the dashboard for the full state view.

Fleet-size mix in New Jersey

1-10 trucks21,860
11-501,424
51-200299
200+59

FLEET-SIZE MIX, ACTIVE INTERSTATE CARRIERS. SOURCE: FMCSA CENSUS, SYNC AUGUST 2026.

Top cities by active carriers

Newark1,022
Elizabeth738
Paterson702
Jersey City525
Perth Amboy425

ACTIVE CARRIERS BY CITY.

Headline numbers

23,642
active interstate carriers based in New Jersey.
153,787
drivers reported to FMCSA by New Jersey carriers.
329
new carriers registered in July 2026. Your competition compounds monthly.

Largest for-hire fleets based in New Jersey

#CarrierBased inPower units
1Nfi Interactive Logistics LlcCamden3,294
2New Jersey Transit CorporationNewark2,394
3Suburban Propane LpWhippany2,088
4Maersk Logistics & Services Usa IncFlorham Park1,239
5Langum Transport LlcBlackwood900

FOR-HIRE FLEETS AS SELF-REPORTED ON FEDERAL CENSUS FILINGS (MCS-150), SYNC AUGUST 2026.

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